German Kreigsmarine U-Boat Cap Emblems: These are hand made U-Boat cap devices or badges as worn by the U-Boat crews of WW2, just as the originals were made. They were not massed produced award badges made by the manufacturing plants of Germany, but hand made by the crew of the U-Boats in which they served.

The insignia, emblems or devices were made from brass or tin as these materials were easily to hand in the U-Boats for ongoing repairs. The ones produced below are all handmade in tin or brass (tin and brass was used on the U-Boats for running repairs). They are all 100% individually made, no two pieces will be the same! They are all in various states of ageing with light rust or mild corrosion, in many places and of course darkening to the metal.

They were worn on the left hand side of U-Boat caps and to the left front of U-Boat Captains peaked caps. These were signs of honor for the serving Kreigsmarine U Boat crews. Attaching these is simple, using a needle and thread attach them via the holes in the badge, just as the originals were attached! Or if you buy a U-Boat cap from me plus the badge you get it attached for free! Notice how they have been deliberately roughly made and not bright and new, reflecting an authentic hand made WW2 Kreigsmarine U-Boat emblem badge!

These items would look fantastic on an aged U-boat commanders white topped cap or crew cap which can also be purchased on this site, just Email me to ask about them!

I will be adding to this range, so if you don't see one from a particular U-Boat or Flotilla then Email me to ask if I can make it, or get added to my mailing list or come back again!

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School of 1946 U-Boat Captains - Olympic Rings £35 plus P+P: This badge was used by the Class of 1936 U-boat Captains. This group of commanders took command of the first 36 U-boats in 1935 and 1936 with only a short training period. Some of them died or became captive in the first months of war, while others went on to become Flotilla Commanders.

Many of them became famous commanders and earned the Knights Cross, those included men like Korvkpt. Werner Hartmann, Kptlt. Schütze, Kptlt. Liebe and Kptlt. von Stockhausen. The Olympic Rings was also used by several individual U-boats many of them commanded by the 'School of 36': U-3, U-20, U-23, U-59, U-314, U-344, U-394, U-407, U-426, U-440, U-467, U-505, U-546, U-643, U-710 and U-1230.

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U-591 £35 plus P+P: Sunk on 30 July, 1943 in the South Atlantic near Pernambuco, by depth charges from a US Ventura aircraft. There were 19 dead and 28 survivors. She sunk 4 ships with a total of 19,932 GRT and damaged one ship with a total of 5,701 GRT. This badge was also worn alongside U-96 (in Green) badge indicating the 9th flotilla but the eagles head was 'the boats' badge!

U591 was commanded by Oblt. Peter Schrewe (later Kptlt.) and Ltn. Joachim Sauerbier and Oblt. Reimar Ziesmer.

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U-858 £25 plus P+P: This U-Boat had two patrols and eventually surrendered at Delaware, USA, on 14 May 1945. It was scuttled at the end of 1947 after being used for torpedo trials near New England. It was commanded by Kptlt. Thilo Bode. Now the really interesting thing is that U-858 was the first German warship to surrender to U.S. forces. She was originally docked near Fort Miles, Delaware, where the crew were held. She was taken up to the Philadelphia Naval Yard.

The U-858 emblem is a composite of two words. The tree is a spruce-in German "Tanne". The "S" superimposed on the tree is for Sanne. Thilo Bode married Stephanie Sanne in October 1943. His father-in-law, her father, was Lieutenant General Werner Sanne, Commander of the 100th Light Infantry Division in Stalingrad under Paulus.

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U-48 U-67 U109 £25 plus P+P: This badge would have been worn by U-boat U48, U67 & U109 when commanded by Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt - Knights Cross winner. Although each of these boats had several insignias this is the one predominantly worn when commanded by Bleichrodt. During his service his boats sunk 24 ships, damaged 1 warship and damaged 2 other ships. An amazing war record!

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U-172 £25 plus P+P: This badge would have been worn by u-boat U-172 crew made famous by sinking 26 ships and captained by Kptlt. Carl Emmermann, Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, winner.
She was Sunk on 13 December, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic after a 27 hour fight west of the Canary Islands, by depth charges and Fido homing torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-19) of the American escort carrier USS Bogue and by some 200 depth charges from the US destroyers USS George E. Badger, USS Clemson, USS Osmond Ingram and USS Du Pont. 46 survived and 13 seamen were killed.

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U-100 £25 plus P+P: This badge would have been worn by u-boat U100 commanded by Kptlt. Joachim Schepke, Knights Cross with Oak Leaves winner. U-100 sunk 25 ships, damaged 4 ships and
1 ship was a total loss. U100 was sunk on the 17th March 1941 south-east of Iceland, after being rammed and depth charged by the British destroyers HMS Walker and HMS Vanoc. Thirty eight crew were killed and there were six survivors.

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U-48 £35 plus P+P: Commanded by Kptlt. Herbert Schultze. The Cat Times Three inflicted the following losses during its wartime service:

51 ships sunk for a total of 306,875 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,060 tons
3 ships damaged for a total of 20,480 GRT

She was scuttled on 3'd of May 1945 off Neustadt, Germany.

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U-47 £35 plus P+P: Commanded by Oblt. Günther Prien. The Snorting Cow inflicted the following war record:

30 ships sunk for a total of 162,769 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 29,150 tons
8 ships damaged for a total of 62,751 GRT

It went missing on the 7th of March 1941 in North Atlantic near the Rockall Banks. There is some dispute as to the cause of its fate.

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U-99 £30 plus P+P: This is one of the most famous U-boats. Made famous by Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer, Knights Cross with Swords winner! The Golden Horseshoe. Yes the badge is the correct way up!

35 ships sunk for a total of 198,218 GRT
3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 46,440 GRT
1 ship captured for a total of 2,136 GRT
5 ships damaged for a total of 37,965 GRT

It was scuttled on 17 Mar 1941 south-east of Iceland, after being depth charged by the British destroyer HMS Walker. 3 dead and 40 survivors.

This really is a fantastic and intricate facsimile of a very famous U-boat cap device. It is approximately 40mm x 50mm and fits on the u-Boat's Commanders peaked cap perfectly.

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U-57 U-552 & U2513 - £45 plus P+P: This is one of the most famous U-boats. Made famous by Claus Korth and latterly by Erich Topp:

U-57: 11 ships sunk ,1 auxiliary warship sunk, 2 ships damaged & 1 ship a total loss.
U-552: 30 ships sunk, 1 auxiliary warship sunk, 1 warship sunk & 3 ships damaged.
U-2513: No patrols & surrendered at Horten, Norway on 8 May, 1945.

This really is a fantastic and intricate facsimile of a very famous U-boat cap device. It is approximately 40mm x 50mm and fits on the u-Boat's Commanders peaked cap perfectly.

Please email me if you want to purchase this item. U57 U552 U2513 'The Devil':

U-333 - £40 plus P+P: The boat fought an epic battle with the British corvette HMS Crocus on 6 Oct, 1942. The U-boat lost 3 men dead (including the IWO) and several men wounded, including the commander, Peter Erich Cremer. The boat was heavily damaged and limped back to base with help from a replacement WO, Kptlt. Lorenz Kasch, from the U-107. The doctor from the Milk Cow U-459 helped the wounded. Cremer then spent 3 months in a hospital. 7 ships sunk (32,107 tons) and 2 ships damaged (9,252 tons).

Some of the six recorded attacks against this boat:

1 Jan, 1942
The boat was attacked by an enemy aircraft, but was not damaged.

6 Oct, 1942
The boat fought an epic battle with the British corvette HMS Crocus on 6 Oct, 1942. The U-boat lost 3 men dead (including the IWO) and several men wounded, including the commander, Peter Erich Cremer. The boat was heavily damaged and limped back to base with help from a replacement WO, Kptlt. Lorenz Kasch, from the U-107. The doctor from the Milk Cow U-459 helped the wounded. Cremer then spent 3 months in a hospital.[Oberleutnant zur See Bernhard Hermann, Bootsmaat Heinz Kurze, Maschinenobergefreiter Erwin Levermann].

21 Oct, 1942
The former U-570 (captured 27 Aug, 1941), now on her first patrol under British service as HMS Graph, commanded by Peter B. Marriot, fired a spread of torpedoes on the heavily damaged inbound boat. Alert deck watch spotted the trails and managed to avoid the deadly attack. It was only after the war that it came out that this attack came from the former German U-boat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 69)

4 Mar, 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Wellington Mk.VIII MP505 (172 Sqdn RAF/B, pilot F/O G.D. London)

At 21.31 hours, the outbound boat was surprised by the Wellington aircraft in the Bay of Biscay. But when the aircraft switched on the Leigh Light, it was hit by AA fire and crashed burning into the sea after passing over the boat, killing the crew of six. Two of the four depth charges dropped actually hit U-333, but one broke up without detonating and the other bounced of and caused only light damages.The same aircraft and crew had sunk U-268 on 19 Feb, 1943.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)

4 Nov, 1943
While attacking a KMS convoy bound for Gibraltar U-333 surfaced in heavy fog and soon found the convoy but was driven under by a destroyer and heavily depth charged. Once again, she escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 447)

18 Nov, 1943
For the third time in her career the U-333 collided with an Allied escort when attacking the combined convoys MKS 30 and SL139. The British frigate Exeter rammed the boat and broke off its periscope and she and other warships (and an aircraft) bombed the boat for eight hours but again the boat escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 459)

21 Mar, 1944
The boat was spotted by Allied aircraft which in turn brought in the famous Support Group 2 (Cpt. Walker) which hunted the boat aggressively. Cremer placed the boat on the muddy button (131 feet) for 10 hours and although it turned out to be a problem to get the boat unstuck it eventually rose and once again Cremer escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 496)

10 Jun, 1944
An Australian Sunderland (Sqdn 10, pilot H. A. McGregor) attacked the boat causing severe damages - although the flak managed to repel the aircraft. The boat was attacked again the next day. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 583)

11 Jun, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Sunderland (Sqdn 228/U, pilot M. E. Slaughter)

U-boat damaged by attack. U-333 had already been damaged in an attack made by Australian Sunderland Y/10 the day before. THe boat was severely damaged and had to abort to La Pallice, France.

12 Jun, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Sunderland (Sqdn 201/S)

This is a possible match. Either this plane or the 228/U one were shot down by this boat.

10 recorded attacks on this boat.

Please email me if you want to purchase this item. U333 'The Three Little Fishes':

U-558 - £40 plus P+P: This really is one of the U-boats with extraordinary history: It was commissioned on 20 Feb, 1941 under Oblt. Günther Krech (Knights Cross winner). It was commanded by: 20 Feb, 1941 - 20 Jul, 1943 Kptlt. Günther Krech (Knights Cross winner) the one and only commander very unusual for a U-Boat!

It had 10 patrols: 20 Feb, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training); 1 May, 1941 - 20 Jul, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) and sunk 17 ships sunk with a total of 93.186 GRT; 1 auxiliary warship sunk with a total of 913 GRT; 1 warship sunk with a total of 925 tons; 2 ships damaged with a total of 15.070 GRT & 1 ship a total loss with a total of 6.672 GRT.

It was Sunk 20 July, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, by depth charges from a British Halifax and a US Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 58/E, 19th A/S USAAF/F). 45 dead and 5 survivors.

Some of the six recorded attacks against this boat:

17 Oct, 1941
A Catalina aircraft depth charged the boat while it was shadowing convoy SC-48 causing some damages to the boat. The boat still kept contact with the convoy for several hours more.

2 Dec, 1941
While attempting to cross the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean the boat was attacked by radar-equipped British aircraft that attacked but also brought in 2 surface escorts that depth charged the boat causing extensive damages. The boat evaded its attacked but had to return to base.

14 Jul, 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqdn RAF/M) off Lisbon. AA fire damaged the aircraft, which dropped depth charges without damaging U-558.

17 Jul, 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqdn RAF/P, pilot W/C A.E. Clouston, DFC, AFC) off Porto. The aircraft used radar to attack U-558 in bad weather and dropped 24 35lb A/S bombs from 300 feet that straddled the boat. The remaining bombs hung up in a second attack and the boat escaped with minor damages by crash-diving. AA fire and splinters from its own bombs had hit the Liberator 31 times in the wings, fuselages and the engines.

20 Jul, 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/B, pilot Lt H.E. Dyment)

The aircraft was apparently lost with its crew of 10 men after attacking the inbound U-558 with depth charges in the Bay of Biscay. The boat was sunk shortly afterwards in further air attacks. She had been attacked by 5 aircraft within one week, shooting down one and damaging three others.

20 Jul, 1943
The sinking of U-558Around midday, the inbound boat was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/F, pilot Lt C.F. Gallimeir) in the Bay of Biscay. AA fire stopped the port inner engine, but the pilot had dropped seven depth charges that badly damaged the boat and left her unable to dive. While the damaged Liberator was heading home, the British Halifax aircraft DT642 (58 Sqdn RAF/H, pilot F/L G.A. Sawtell) attacked the boat and sank U-558 with depth charges. The commander, the II.WO and three ratings were the only survivors. On 24 July, they were spotted and reported by a Liberator aircraft, piloted by S/L T.M. Bulloch and were picked up the next day by HMCS Athabaskan.

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U-24 - £30 plus P+P: This is one of the most famous U-boats. It was commanded by: 3 Jul, 1937 - 30 Sep, 1937 Heinz Buchholz; 8 Oct, 1937 - 17 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Udo Behrens; 18 Oct, 1939 - 29 Nov, 1939 Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff; 30 Nov, 1939 - 21 Aug, 1940 Udo Heilmann; 22 Aug, 1940 - 10 Mar, 1941 Dietrich Borchert; 11 Mar, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 Helmut Hennig; 1 Aug, 1941 - 5 May, 1942 Hardo Rodler von Roithberg; 14 Oct, 1942 - 17 Nov, 1942 Klaus Petersen; 18 Nov, 1942 - 15 Apr, 1943 Clemens Schöler; 16 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1944 Kptlt. Klaus Petersen; Jul, 1944 - 25 Aug, 1944 Dieter Lenzmann; 7 Apr, 1944 - Jul, 1944 Oblt. Martin Landt-Hayen.

It had 20 patrols: 1 Oct, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (rb); 1 Sep, 1939 - 17 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat); 18 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (school boat); 1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat); 1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat); 1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat); 1 Oct, 1942 - 25 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat).

It sunk one ship with a total of 961 GRT, 5 warships sunk with a total of 571 tons, 1 ship damaged with a total of 7.661 GRT & 1 ship a total loss with a total of 7.886 GRT.

It was scuttled on 25 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea.

The 'Vee' was also used on several other U-boats e.g. U-28.

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U-305 - £35 plus P+P: Commanded on the 17 Sep, 1942 - 16 Jan, 1944 by Kptlt. Rudolf Bahr. It had 4 patrols: 17 Sep, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 8. Flottille (training); 1 Mar, 1943 - 16 Jan, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat). It sunk 2 ships with a total of 13.045 GRT & 2 warships sunk with a total of 2.560 tons sunk. A very good U-Boat career!

It was lost on 16 January 1944 probably to one of its own torpedoes, 51 dead (all hands lost).

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U-704 - £35 plus P+P: Commissioned on the 18 Nov, 1941 under Oblt. Horst Kessler. It was commanded by: 18 Nov, 1941 - Apr, 1943 Kptlt. Horst Wilhelm Kessler; 12 Jun, 1943 - Apr, 1944 Karl-Heinz Hagenau ; Apr, 1944 - Jul, 1944 Ltn. Gerhard Ady; 6 Aug, 1944 - 18 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf; 19 Dec, 1944 - 24 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Gerhard Nolte. It had 5 patrols: 18 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 8. Flottille (training); 1 Jul, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat); 1 Apr, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat); 1 Jun, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (school boat); 1 Sep, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 23. Flottille (school boat) & 1 Aug, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 21. Flottille (school boat). It sunk one ship with a total of 6.942 GRT.

It was scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Vegesack and the wreck was broken up in 1947.

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U-1007 - £35 plus P+P: Commissioned on the 18 Jan, 1944 under Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl. It was commanded by: 18 Jan, 1944 - 9 Jul, 1944 Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl; 3 Jul, 1944 - 7 Jul, 1944 Leonhard Klingspor; 10 Jul, 1944 - Feb, 1945 Oblt. Helmut Wicke; Feb, 1945 - Apr, 1945 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Raabe Apr, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 Kptlt. Ernst von Witzendorff. It had 1 patrol on the 18 Jan, 1944 - 31 May, 1944 31. Flottille (training); 1 Jun, 1944 - 31 Jul, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat); 1 Aug, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 24. Flottille (training) & 1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training).

It was scuttled on 2 May, 1945 near Lübeck, after damages by rockets from 4 British Typhoon aircraft (2nd Tactical Air Force, Sqdn 245). 2 dead, unknown number of survivors.

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U-380 - £35 plus P+P: Commissioned on the 22 Dec, 1941 under Kptlt. Josef Röther. It was commanded by 22 Dec, 1941 - Nov, 1943 Kptlt. Josef Röther; Dec, 1943 - 11 Mar, 1944 Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi (Knights Cross winner). It carried out 12 patrols: 22 Dec, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1942 5. Flottille (training); 1 Sep, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat); 1 Dec, 1942 - 11 Mar, 1944 29. Flottille (front boat).
It sunk 2 ships with a total of 14.063 GRT; 1 ship damaged with a total of 7.191 GRT & 1 ship a total loss with a total of 7.178 GRT. In May 1943 in the Mediterranean, U-380 rescued five German soldiers escaping from Tunisia in a small boat. She brought them to port in La Spezia, Italy.

It was sunk at 1200hrs on 11 March, 1944 near Toulon, France, by US bombs. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.

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U-3 - £35 plus P+P: Commissioned on 6 Aug, 1935 under Oblt. Hans Meckel. commanded by: 6 Aug, 1935 - 29 Sep, 1937 Hans Meckel; 30 Sep, 1937 - Jul, 1938 Ernst-Günter Heinicke; 29 Oct, 1938 - 2 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross winner); 3 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Gerd Schreiber; 29 Jul, 1940 - 10 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Franzke; 11 Nov, 1940 - 2 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Otto von Bülow (Knights Cross winnner); 3 Jul, 1941 - 2 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer (Knights Cross winner); 3 Mar, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Joachim Zander; 1 Oct, 1942 - 18 May, 1943 Oblt. Herbert Zoller; 19 May, 1943 - 9 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Ernst Hartmann; 10 Jun, 1944 - 16 Jul, 1944 Hermann Neumeister.

It had 5 patrols from 1 Aug, 1935 - to 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat); 1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct; 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat); 1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat); 1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat); 1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat); 1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat).
It sunk 2 ships with a total of 2.348 GRT. It was stricken on 1 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland). and scrapped in 1945. A short war history yet very honorable!

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U-103 - £25 plus P+P: Commissioned on 5 Jul, 1940 under Korvkpt. Victor Schütze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves winner). The commanders were: 5 Jul, 1940 - 12 Aug, 1941 KrvKpt. Viktor Schütze (Knights Cross winner); 13 Aug, 1941 - 14 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Werner Winter (Knights Cross winner); 15 Jul, 1942 - 13 Mar, 1944 Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Janssen; 23 Jan, 1945 - 18 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Heinz Murl; 31 Mar, 1945 - 15 Apr, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Norbert Schunck. It sunk an incredible 45 ships with a total of 237,596 GRT
& 3 ships damaged for a total of 28,158 GRT.

It was removed from service in March 1944. In Jan 1945 U-103 went from Gotenhafen to Hamburg and in April 1945 from Hamburg to Kiel. It was sunk on 15 April, 1945 at Kiel, by aircraft bombs. 1 crew was killed & unknown number of survivors. This really is one of the U-Boats badges of honor.

Please email me if you want to purchase this item. U103 'The Runic "S" for Schütze':

U-96 - £35 plus P+P: Commissioned on 14 Sep, 1940 under Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock and commanded by:14 Sep, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross winner); 28 Mar, 1942 - 15 Mar, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel (Knights Cross winner); 16 Mar, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1944 Wilhelm Peters; Feb, 1944 - Jun, 1944 Oblt. Horst Willner; 1 Jul, 1944 - Feb, 1945 Oblt. Robert Rix. It had 11 patrols, a huge number in U-boat terms and sunk 27 ships with a total of 181.206 GRT, 4 ships damaged for a total of 33.043 GRT and 1 ship a total loss with a total of 8.888 GRT.
It was sunk on 30 March, 1945 by US bombs in Wilhelmshaven after its final patrol, so near and yet so far. This is the U-boat that inspired the film 'Das Boot' and is probably the most famous Kreigsmarine U-Boat Badge available.

It is available in natural brass (aged), or hand painted in, green, red or blue and aged.

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